Thesaurus results for INNKEEPER

innkeeper

noun

ˈin-ˌkē-pər

Definition of innkeeper next

as in taverner

the owner or manager of an inn the innkeeper was a very genial, accommodating host

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Recent Examples of innkeeper The show-within-a-show stars Valerie as Beth, an innkeeper at a bed and breakfast. —

Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026 The legislation also re-works the distribution of innkeeper’s tax dollars in Hamilton County. —

Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026 They are hunted by Devora, a reclusive innkeeper and former dancer played by Uma Thurman, who is determined to make the girls regret ever pirouetting into her life. —

Jef Rouner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 During our stay, Daniel and I borrowed two of the hotel’s bikes, provided by Stephanie Lisle, the innkeeper, and biked along the trail to Lambertville and back. —

Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for innkeeper

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landlord

Noun

Business operators entered into six-month lease agreements with their landlords, had at least 80% of their rent subsidized and received a grant of up to $10,000 to open, according to an email from the city’s neighborhood services department.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Its ensemble includes a Brazilian-origin sensei, a young Basque-Maghrebi fighter, an African migrant in his sixties, a policewoman and a landlord antagonist.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 1 June 2026